Articles for category: Leadership

December 2, 2014

Greg Thomas

Get out of their way

I have two girls that play ringette – fast game, great game – the older they get, the more intense it gets to the extent that after all these years of not being able to skate I’ve been lacing up my skates once a week to get on the ice with them (although let’s be honest… we are miles apart).  I’m one of those guys that cheers loud for his kids and sometimes I have the odd suggestion for the referees (to be clear: I never boo the other team, scream obscenities and/or when our team has a significant lead I dial it down –

November 27, 2014

Greg Thomas

Making a call a la Leeroy Jenkins

I was having dinner with some friends the other night when they told me about their new cat they named Leeroy – before they could finish I instinctively yelled out – “JEEEEENNNNNNKKKKKKKINNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSS”.  No one knew what I was talking about – they had never heard of the legend. I tried – valiantly – to educate them because hey who doesn’t know about Leeroy?  I know it’s old, but still it’s so relevant to what we do today.  I even showed them the old grainy video. Let me break it down for you… A bunch of people are sitting in a room